period six: 1865-1898

transportation system stretching from coast to coast, connecting the country

leveraged membership of farmers against trusts + monopolization -- oliver h kelley

policy that established the icc (interstate commerce commission) to monitor the business operation of carriers transporting goods and people between states created to regulate railroad prices

policy that provided free land in the west for anyone willing to settle/develop it

clashes between the indigenous peoples + colonizers after gold-greedy miners illegally rushed into dakota land. custer led these forces until he was killed at the battle at little bighorn.

the idea that indigenous peoples should be forced to abandon their culture + conform to white society

fierce anti-lynching journalist

outlawed trusts, monopolies, and other forms of business that restricted trade in order to promote fairness among business competitors

applying the concept of "survival of the fittest" to social structures + business practices

belief popularized by andrew carnegie that argued that the rich had a moral obligation to better society with their wealth

process by which steel was made stronger + higher quality

policy preventing chinese immigrants from entering the us -- first + only time congress blocks a specific group from entering the us

settlement house founded in chicago by jane addams to provide for immigrants by educating them, teaching them english, and helping them find jobs

mass migration of black people from the south to the west/midwest following the civil war in hopes of establishing their own self-sufficient farms

a political party that supported free coinage of silver, work reforms, immigration restrictions, and government ownership of railroads and telegraph and telephone systems, generally supported by farmers

the idea that christian principles should be applied to social issues, encouraged middle class protestants to engage with progressive issues (eg. walter rauschenbusch)

movement in support of prohibition

time period in which american government was conservative + complacent; little productivity or improvement

reform measure that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open, competitive exams and created the civil service commission

monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold

a ritual performed by dakota tribes in an attempt to return buffalo + indigenous tribes to their ancestral land

strike at andrew carnegie's steel plant in which pinkerton detectives clashed with steel workers

law that prohibited employers from forcing immigrants to work to pay off the costs of their passage to america